Apr 12, 2008 10:21pm

Bill Clinton Glosses Over Obama Statement, Makes Clear His Love for Rural America

ABC News’ Sarah Amos reports: Former President Clinton has never been shy about proclaiming his love for rural America. He has spent a majority of the election visting the type of small towns usually skipped over by a presidential campaign. He has been to an airport hangar in Abilene, Texas, an expo hall in Eureka, Calif., and countless small town high school gyms in between.

At a recent event in Indiana he went so far as to call himself a "rural hitman."

But today, as the Clinton campaign launched a full court press against Sen. Barack Obama’s comments about rural America, the former president has stayed uncharacteristically quiet.

Clinton made no mention of Obama’s comments at his early events, leaving that job to rural North Carolina native and Clinton supporter Tom Hendrickson.

Clinton’s first mention of the incident came at his sixth and final stop of the night at a Legion Hall in Jacksonville, N.C.

"Yesterday, Hillary’s opponent got into a little bit of trouble by making some comment — you may have seen it," the former president said. "But the thing that has got me is one more time their side alleged that there was really not much difference how working people fared under me and under the Bush administration. Now if you believe that, I urge you to vote against Hillary."

The mention was so quick that many in the audience seemed to not even really register what he was talking about.

But while Obama may not have been a talking point at every stop today, Clinton’s love for rural America certainly was.

"She would not be here today but for rural America. In Missouri, 109 of the 114 counties voted for her. In Arkansas, 72 of 75 counties. In Texas, 230 of 254 counties. A sweep in the rural areas of Ohio," Clinton told a crowd in New Bern, N.C., early this evening.

Clinton went on to talk about rural America’s role as the backbone of America and how the caucuses, which have been won mainly by Obama, target upscale voters.

"In February, when she lost all these caucus states — which favor upscale voters and people with more free time and are less democratic — they are, right? [Cheers] — you get one convention delegate for every 2,000 caucus-goers, one convention delegate for every almost 11,000 voters. They are. And all of a sudden, all over America, working people, men and women, in small towns and rural areas, who’d never given a nickel over the Internet, over 300,000 of them sent her $30 million so this campaign could go on. I will never forget that," Clinton said.

User Comments

Yes Hill and Bill love rural America that is why they have 800 000 of Colombian money in their pocket to ship over your jobs from rural PA, NC, VI to Colombia as they have done for NAFTA. Wake-up rural America if not in 2 years Hill the Bosnian General and Bill will make another 109 millions on our back. God bless America and God bless Obama.OBAMA08.

Posted by: BKMC | April 12, 2008, 10:29 pm 10:29 pm

The Clintons love people a million times more than Obamas ever had or ever will.
Look at what the Clintons have done and compare with what Obamas have ever done.
Obamas have done NOTHING except run for office and now for the Presidency …
To think that the Obamas care about people in general is pathetically laughable …
WHERE IS THE BEEF?

Posted by: WhatAJoke | April 12, 2008, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm

So Hillary’s strategy is to sweep all the Red parts of all the States. But she gets beat big in the Blue parts of those states.
Interesting thing what Bill has to say.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 10:45 pm 10:45 pm

The Truth is that Hill and Bill only think about themselves. Anyone remember the year 1994?

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm

So we now know what Obama tells others behind closed doors: “Typical White People” are ignorant racist bible bashing trigger happy hicks.

Posted by: Pete | April 12, 2008, 11:00 pm 11:00 pm

May-be it’s too late at night for me as I don’t usually bring this up, but the headline of this article made me lol!
Aren’t Paula, Gennifer, Kathleen, etc. all considered to be from rural America? So of course he loves it! There is not policy reason proving he does – quite the opposite actually…..

Posted by: Paige | April 12, 2008, 11:02 pm 11:02 pm

If Bill and Hill love rural america so much why don’t they donate to some Farmers charity organization the $800,000 they made from the columbian trade deal Hillary doesn’t support.
Obama 08!
Yes We Can!

Posted by: merle7 | April 12, 2008, 11:03 pm 11:03 pm

I’m so tired of Obama trashing the Clinton Administration and lumping it in with the horrific Bush Administration. As a Democrat I am very proud of Bill Clinton’s Administration and the incredible period of peace and prosperity he presided over. Profoundly insulting and wrong to reject all the good that was done during the Clinton years. If he thinks those were such terrible years it makes me wonder whar Obama has planned for us should he become president. On the other hand, Obama has embraced Carter and his advisers. God help us.

Posted by: hopesprings52 | April 12, 2008, 11:06 pm 11:06 pm

Many Hillary supporters are saying they will vote for McCain if she does not win. That fits as she is very aligined with the Republicans as noted with her votes on Iraq, support of Nafta, campaign’s involvements w/Columbia -
Enjoy your vote for McCain!

Posted by: Paige | April 12, 2008, 11:07 pm 11:07 pm

Another truth -
A vote for Obama is a vote for MCCAIN.
Obama cannot win without the 28% of Hillary’s supporters voting MCCAIN if Obama is the nominee.
And that 28% is now 33% and growing.
What Republican will vote for Obama?
Few and insignificant, if any.

Posted by: TheTruth | April 12, 2008, 11:08 pm 11:08 pm

Anyone remember the Year of our Lord, 1994?
That was the year all the Rural Democrats who stuck their neck out for Bill crashed and burned.
Ya Bill gotts the big love for the red spots on the map.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm

It’s sad that so many Americans still think that Bill had anything to do with the economic boom of the 90s. He was lucky to preside over a period of unprecedented technological innovation, but managed to let it slip between his fingers by using the money to obsessively pay the debt instead of investing more into research and development to sustain it.
And his and his wife’s “fighter” mentality lost the Dems both the house and the senate. We don’t need that again in Washington.

Posted by: memoryaid | April 12, 2008, 11:10 pm 11:10 pm

Obama is not even on our radar …
End of topic.
Posted by: NeverObamaForUsToo
————————————
That is right, that is why Our side is winning bigger then your side!!
You belong to the loosing side becuase we cannot win it fair!!
If it is not Obama, I will support Hillary..not McCain and extended Bush terms!! I love my party..sorry cannot give up my party for racism!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm

Hopesprings – are you referring to the fact Bill essentially ignored Bin Laden and his opportunity to kill him? Or are you referring to the horrific banking/corporate scandals that proliferated under Clinton’s watch. There are numerous WorldCom, Enron’ etc. workers who lost their life savings. Shall we chat about NAFTA? The economy was great thanks to the telecom boom.

Posted by: Paige | April 12, 2008, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm

Fact: Hillary cannot win any more.
All she can do is damage the Democratic nominee.
A vote for Hillary is a vote for the continuation of scorched-earth politics within the party, and the lessening of the Dem’s chances in Nov.
Oh, and if somebody can explain to me how Hill plans to win when 54% of the country has a negative impression of her, I’d like to know.

Posted by: TheOtherTruth | April 12, 2008, 11:13 pm 11:13 pm

Many of the Hillary supporter are women.
What are these people gonna tell their daughters and granddaughters when a President McCain stacks the supreme court?

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 11:13 pm 11:13 pm

Tavis Smiley gets booted from the TOm Joyner show for refusing to drink Obama kool-aid. Now his black supporters are throwing long-time black activists under the bus, not just the Clintons.

Posted by: geevill | April 12, 2008, 11:14 pm 11:14 pm

Whatever Clinton’s shortfalling, they have done alot of good as well. They have demonstrated they really care about the average Joe, FAR more than most politicians do. That’s right!!!!.
Why should Bill CLinton help out in New Orleans? Why should Bill Clinton help out in Africa? He could just settle back and live very comfortably ..
Bottom line and truth is they DO CARE for the underpriviledged … It is evident everywhere … They will go out there and help where they can, when they can and however they can.
Contrast that with Obamas? Where is the beef? NO COMPARISON

Posted by: WhereIsTheBeef | April 12, 2008, 11:14 pm 11:14 pm

Obama is not even on our radar …
End of topic.
Posted by: NeverObamaForUsToo
————————————
That is right, that is why Our side is winning bigger then your side!!
You belong to the loosing side becuase you cannot win it fair!!
If it is not Obama, I will support Hillary..not McCain and extended Bush terms!! I love my party..sorry cannot give up my party for racism!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:15 pm 11:15 pm

Tavis Smiley gets booted from the TOm Joyner show for refusing to drink Obama kool-aid. Now his black supporters are throwing long-time black activists under the bus, not just the Clintons.

Posted by: geevill | April 12, 2008, 11:18 pm 11:18 pm

Why should Bill CLinton help out in New Orleans? Why should Bill Clinton help out in Africa? He could just settle back and live very comfortably ..
———-
Because Bill and Hill LOVE being in the spotlight.
They love the attention, and the media coverage.
They made $109m for themselves, but over $500m for their foundation.
Their foundations pays their planes, their fancy dinners and fancy suits. They get to still travel around the world and meet with leaders and foreign media, and take pictures with poor kids.
The only thing they fear is fading into obscurity.

Posted by: memoryaid | April 12, 2008, 11:19 pm 11:19 pm

To all Obama supporters: We Hillary supporters that will vote McCain if Obama is the candidate know what McCain has to offer. The reason we cannot vote for Obama is that we are really concerned of what still needs to be discovered.

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 12, 2008, 11:19 pm 11:19 pm

Vote the best candidate. And if the best candidate is MCCAIN after Hillary, and if MCCAIN happens to be Republican, then Republican it will be.
Vote America …
Vote Hillary …
If Hillary is not the nominee, then vote America … vote MCCAIN.
——————-
Yeah, vote 100 more years in Iraq, and a war with Iran, and the most conservative supreme court you’ve ever seen, and economic ruin!
YEAH! IF your girl doesn’t win, turn on your principles and vote out of spite!

Posted by: memoryaid | April 12, 2008, 11:21 pm 11:21 pm

“…you get one convention delegate for every 2,000 caucus-goers, one convention delegate for every almost 11,000 voters…”
that was the system for some time now, more than 20 years. And no one complained. The idea that a system is not good only If it doesn’t serve you is wrong and dishonest.

Posted by: observer | April 12, 2008, 11:23 pm 11:23 pm

Wheresthe beef – If I had just graduated from Harvard with my law degree with a ticket to any law firm I wanted = WHY would I choose to be a community organizer on the south side of Chicago making in a year what I could in a month had I taken the corporate route?
With hundreds of thousands in school loans, Obama did just that to help the people in the South side of Chicago. There’s your beef – would you like a potato too?

Posted by: Paige | April 12, 2008, 11:23 pm 11:23 pm

The Presidency of the United States is far more important to us than any one party.
Vote America.
Vote Hillary
If Hillary is not the nominee, then vote the next best candidate for the Presidency of the United States.
If that is MCCAIN and if he happens to be a Republican, then Republican will have to be.
Vote America
Vote MCCAIN then (if Hillary is not the nominee)
Fair enough for fair-minded people.

Posted by: VoteAmerica | April 12, 2008, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm

To all Obama supporters: We Hillary supporters that will vote McCain if Obama is the candidate know what McCain has to offer. The reason we cannot vote for Obama is that we are really concerned of what still needs to be discovered.
————
Don’t worry, you’ll have the whole General Election season to get to know both him and McCain. You’ll get to ask any questions you want.
Oh, and if you will still think that voting for McCain, who married into riches, cheats and calls his wife “a c*nt”, and changes all of his values in 2 short years (torture, tax cuts, etc. etc) is a good idea, go right ahead!

Posted by: memoryaid | April 12, 2008, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm

DCS
I guess you wanna sacrifice the supreme court for a generation or three. Bold Move Babe.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm

Memoryad: What type of personal relationship you have had with the Clintons that you know them that well, so you can opine about their intentions? Or, as usually with the Obama supporters, are you just giving us your baseless unsupported biased opinion?

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 12, 2008, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm

Walking in the slums of Africa for publicity and attention? Ya, right.
Mingling with the poorest of the poor for attention? Ya, right.
Comforting the devastated in the poorest regions of the world just to be in the news? Ya right.
Get Real

Posted by: Hilarious | April 12, 2008, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm

When my good friend, who is a Japanese American recently took a road trip through rural parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Virginias, when people in the small towns saw him many of their jaws dropped. Little kids pointed at him and tugged their parents’ sleeves. Rural America is MUCH different than urban America. It’s not thier fault, but when you’re surrounded by white people all your life then you tend to be mistrustful of anyone who looks even a little different. It’s a simple fact. Anyone who’s lived or traveled much through rural America knows this reality.

Posted by: JC | April 12, 2008, 11:27 pm 11:27 pm

IC – the 11 mil the Clintons gave was to their own foundation…. As you stated: Hmmmmmmm

Posted by: Paige | April 12, 2008, 11:28 pm 11:28 pm

OBAMA did nothing for the people of his district except watch them freeze in Rezko’s tenements while pocketing Rezko’s money for the heating bill.
OH Yeah!…. he also paid taxes on his $1,600,000 home.

Posted by: eyes open | April 12, 2008, 11:28 pm 11:28 pm

Making 109 millions and still taking Money from Corporate Lobbyists to kill American Middle class!!
Sitting in the Wal-Mart board to save the corporation then supporting NAFTA to Ship jobs to foreign nations..
After all that calling..for Votes to Middle class Americans!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:32 pm 11:32 pm

DCS quit picking on folks.
Everybody knows the answer to you question. Bill reeeaaallly loved rural america in 1994. The results are legendary.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 11:32 pm 11:32 pm

The Commander Guy: I have considered what it means for the Supreme Court, but still is the only one I can take in order to save the Nation.

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 12, 2008, 11:33 pm 11:33 pm

Obama is a sham artist
He is In debt to and owes all these people Big time.
He wants to add departments to government. who below will have a position on them?
Rezko
Ayers
Wright
Jackson
Sharpton
Meeks
Farakam
Obama is a change you don’t want to see.
He has nothing but a speech to back him up.
He said he was selling Hope. only cost 1 vote. He failed to tell you Hope is free and he is not refunding votes.
He sold you out to a group in California yesterday. Wonder how much He made on that?
You still trust him today?

Posted by: seah | April 12, 2008, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm

Bottom line – if the Democrats insist on their Obama as nominee and if, after all the votes are counted (including MI and FL), and god help us, Obama is ahead … let the Democrats have their Obama for nominee.
We the 28% just need to do the next best thing per our conscience and our heart …
Not only vote MCCAIN. We must help MCCAIN win. We must volunteer, We must donate time and money to help MCCAIN all the way to the White House. MCCAIN needs us then.
Yes, WE CAN … WE CAN HELP MCCAIN WIN if Obama is the nominee.
Yes, WE WILL … WE WILL HELP MCCAIN WIN

Posted by: MCCAINnextBest | April 12, 2008, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm

Making 109 millions and still taking Money from Corporate Lobbyists to kill American Middle class!!
Sitting in the Wal-Mart board to save the corporation then supporting NAFTA to Ship jobs to foreign nations..
After all that calling..for Votes to Middle class Americans!!
That is Hilarious indeed!
Yeah! Get Real!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm

Bottom line – if the Democrats insist on their Obama as nominee and if, after all the votes are counted (including MI and FL), and god help us, Obama is ahead … let the Democrats have their Obama for nominee.
We the 28% just need to do the next best thing per our conscience and our heart …
Not only vote MCCAIN. We must help MCCAIN win. We must volunteer, We must donate time and money to help MCCAIN all the way to the White House. MCCAIN needs us then.
Yes, WE CAN … WE CAN HELP MCCAIN WIN if Obama is the nominee.
Yes, WE WILL … WE WILL HELP MCCAIN WIN

Posted by: MCCAINnextBest | April 12, 2008, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm

The Commander Guy: Yes they are really legendary. The only thing is that some people suffer from partial amnesia.

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 12, 2008, 11:37 pm 11:37 pm

i’m really reassured by the fact that I haven’t seen anybody in a long time who can make an argument for hillary’s better abilities to win the general, or be a better president.
when all you have is personal attacks of Obama, reminiscing about the 90s, and right-wing talking points, it feels pretty good.
You know why? Because most of America is smart enough to elect the only President in this race. They have learned their lesson with W. The voices of the lunatics will get drowned away.

Posted by: memoryaid | April 12, 2008, 11:37 pm 11:37 pm

MCCAINnextBest,
Yeah Make Hillary your VP!!
Still you will not able to Win with your hope for 100 yrs of War, Billions of dollars and 4000+ lives!!
AMERICA WILL VOTE FOR CHANGE!
AMERICA IS VOTING FOR OBAMA!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:38 pm 11:38 pm

You’re already on line, Paige.
Go to the the CLINTON FAMILY FOUNDATION. You can then go to the tax forms themselves, and where the money went is on the last two pages of each form.
For instance, $100,000 went to UNICEF… but see for yourself.
…. So, where are they hiding Michelle?

Posted by: eyes open | April 12, 2008, 11:39 pm 11:39 pm

Another bottom line:
If the Democrats are stupid enough to put Obama up as their nominee, they DESERVE TO LOSE THE WHITE HOUSE.
PERIOD.
SO GO FOR IT, OBAMAMANIACS.
GOOD LUCK

Posted by: DeservingToLost | April 12, 2008, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm

MCCAINnextBest,
Yeah Make Hillary your VP!!
Still you will not able to Win with your hope for 100 yrs of War, Billions of dollars and 4000+ lives!!
AMERICA WILL VOTE FOR CHANGE!
AMERICA IS VOTING FOR OBAMA!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm

RC
I think the bubbles have gone to your brain!

Posted by: eyes open | April 12, 2008, 11:43 pm 11:43 pm

Nah DCS we don’t suffer from partial amnesia. We just seen so much of the past around us. All the bad news of the last 15 1/2 years swirls around.
People just had enough. We don’t need more of the same. But that’s what your girl is calling for.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm

Another bottom line:
If the Democrats are stupid enough to put Obama up as their nominee, they DESERVE TO LOSE THE WHITE HOUSE.
————————————–
You said it before IOWA!!
You can say it 1000 times!!
American Voters are smarter then this bullies!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm

eyes open,
You cannot stop rise of the sun with your eyes close- So keep trying to open your eyes..good try!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:46 pm 11:46 pm

Paige: Yes, the money went to the foundation. Where did you want them to donate the money to their family trust, GRAT? Foundations are the legal vehicles that are formed in order to give money to the charities.

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 12, 2008, 11:47 pm 11:47 pm

Bill Screwed rural dems big time in 1994. I don’t think they forget this.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm

commander guy,
you’re PAID to see those things!
go away!
the blogs should be reserved for people who actually have opinions!

Posted by: eyes open | April 12, 2008, 11:49 pm 11:49 pm

No RC…
There was a moment…. but it’s gone!

Posted by: eyes open | April 12, 2008, 11:51 pm 11:51 pm

eyes closed
there ain’t nobody around here with the x-ception of Hillbots who are paid.
We all know how well Hill spends the peoples money. Polling, pedicures, ad Penn.
So there you go.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 11:52 pm 11:52 pm

eyes open OR shut!!
OBAMA WILL RISE!!
OBAMA08!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 12, 2008, 11:55 pm 11:55 pm

The Commander Guy: Why don’t we stick to the real issues. This is my issue with the latest news regarding Obama. Is not even what did he say but the circumstances. As widely reported, Obama’s comments were in response to one of his rich donors in CA that was asking him why he was having problems CONVERTING voters in PA. Forget about the answer. According to Obama, first he said he did not take money from rich people but from we middle class Americans, then he said no, well I take it also from the rich guys but I do not allow them to influence me on my positions. But then he needs to trash the PA residents in order to justify himself to this rich voter as to why he is not getting the PA votes? Does he needs to justify himself or not in front of these rich donors? If this is not being a puppet of his rich supporters, then what is it?

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 12, 2008, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm

Eyes Be Closed
i forgot to say Parking. Hills has spent near 1 million dollar on parking an limo fees.
now who’s gettin paid.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 12, 2008, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm

DCS
This is funny stuff here. Try again.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 13, 2008, 12:00 am 12:00 am

I find it somewhat ironic that Barack would criticize rural America for their anti-trade sentiment when he claims to be NAFTA’s strongest opponent.
I find it troubling that Barack would criticize rural America for clinging to their religion during troubled times while he clings to his pastor “What I value most about Pastor Wright is not his day-to-day political advice,” Obama said. “He’s much more of a sounding board for me to make sure that I am speaking as truthfully about what I believe as possible and that I’m not losing myself in some of the hype and hoopla and stress that’s involved in national politics.”
I find it sad that Barack would criticize rural America for clinging to their legal guns used for hunting and family protection while he is assuring them that he is pro-gun and will keep the weapons in their hands.
I find it unbelievale that Barack would claim that rural America is “anti-immigrant” when he knows full well that they’re actually anti-Illegal immigrant and want secure borders just like Barack does.
I find it a total lie that Obama is saying that Bush and Clinton had the same economic policies and that America fared poorly under Clinton.
Actually the whole incident leaves me “bitter”

Posted by: Jackie | April 13, 2008, 12:01 am 12:01 am

Time to write of off the Supreme Court for a couple generations. That’s what Hill’s people want.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 13, 2008, 12:02 am 12:02 am

RC: Obama will rise? If you want us to consider your position on behalf of Obama, please do not treat him as God.

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 13, 2008, 12:02 am 12:02 am

Paige: Thank you. Can you please give me the link? I live in Washington, DC and read the Washington Post daily and do not remember reading that. But I will read it as soon as you give me the link. So, thanks again.

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 13, 2008, 12:05 am 12:05 am

As much as I like beating up wingnuts. And I do, I Really do.
This includes both varieties, original and clintonite dead enders, I gotta crash for now.
And Ya DCS, Da Clintons are walking ethical nightmares.

Posted by: The Commander Guy | April 13, 2008, 12:10 am 12:10 am

As the Commander Guy believes this is funny stuff, can any of the Obama supporters answer to my post? Here it is again: The Commander Guy: Why don’t we stick to the real issues. This is my issue with the latest news regarding Obama. Is not even what did he say but the circumstances. As widely reported, Obama’s comments were in response to one of his rich donors in CA that was asking him why he was having problems CONVERTING voters in PA. Forget about the answer. According to Obama, first he said he did not take money from rich people but from we middle class Americans, then he said no, well I take it also from the rich guys but I do not allow them to influence me on my positions. But then he needs to trash the PA residents in order to justify himself to this rich donor as to why he is not getting the PA votes? Does he needs to justify himself or not in front of these rich donors? If this is not being a puppet of his rich supporters, then what is it?

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 13, 2008, 12:12 am 12:12 am

Could someone tell Obama that without the small towns in America he won’t go far? He is so arrogant that is blinding him to the point that he loses focus of the prize. Could he be any more condescending to the American voters? We the voters deserve more respect, whether we agree with you or not, we deserve respect. Yes economy is bad and yes some of us are angry, but i don’t think we are bitter or cling to homophobia, religion or guns to show our frustration. Yes Obama you are soo out of touch with voters. Your only salvation are the rich liberals that want you in power. NOBAMA

Posted by: Persio | April 13, 2008, 12:17 am 12:17 am

Obama’s real explanation …
Brrrrrrinnng! Brrrrrrinnng!
[Barack Obama campaign manager David Axelrod gropes for the red phone next to his bed]
AXELROD: [groggily] Hullo?
OBAMA: David, I can explain. I had a sip of wine and a bite of cheese at the fundraiser and I had an allergic reaction. That’s the only reason I said what I did.
AXELROD: [fully awake] Let’s hear it.
OBAMA: First let me lay out the narrative –
AXELROD: Can the crap. What did you say?
OBAMA: Remember one of those little fundraisers in San Francisco last week? I um said some things that the Clinton and McCain camps will try to spin as my being against small town America.
AXELROD: [raising his voice] What the — what did you say?
OBAMA: I said — look, you have to understand the context of my remarks and how this combined with my allergy.
AXELROD: [screaming into the phone] WHAT DID YOU SAY?
OBAMA: Listen, let’s not worry about what I said. I’m calling to let you know my remarks were tape recorded and the Huffington Post just published them.
AXELROD: Was it a spy from the Clintons?
OBAMA: Uh, no, it was one of those old white ladies who follow me around the country. She’s a supporter, maxed out her donations to my campaign, I think. But see I think she’s from a small town. And she blogs.
[David Axelrod frantically punches buttons on the red phone and sets up a conference call.]
JEN PSAKI and TOMMY VIETOR, Obama campaign spokespersons [in unison]: We hear and obey!
AXELROD: Listen carefully: You cannot confirm or refute the remarks attributed to Barack Obama at a fundraiser in San –
JEN and TOMMY: That will be hard, sire! The audio is clearly his voice.
AXELROD: [yelling] YOU CANNOT CONFIRM OR REFUTE. If Clinton and McCain say anything about the remarks, talk about McCain’s cruelty to the middle class and Hillary’s stupid proposals. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? NO DIRECT REFERENCE TO WHAT OBAMA SAID!
[Axelrod punches more buttons on the phone.]
SUPERDELGATES IN UNISON: Yes David!
AXELROD: Tell me exactly what the twit said. Uh huh… Uh huh… Uh huh… Whaddya mean there’s no way to say the remarks were taken out of context?
SUPERDELEGATE: Evidently he used the occasion to present a thesis that if small town Americans just had better jobs and pay, they wouldn’t need to take refuge in religion and guns and be xenophobes.
AXELROD: If you get a call from the Lou Dobbs show to appear and comment on anything Obama said about anything, you have the mumps. Understand? [slamming down the phone receiver] Next time I use a professional actor for the presidential run.
: D
Rise, Hillary, Rise!’08

Posted by: LeeLee07 | April 13, 2008, 12:17 am 12:17 am

The Clintons comedy act that has gone tragically bad. They can’t find way to use this with a straight face. Yes, we known how Bil loves rural Americans (women). No doubt about, Hillary will try to find a way to lie about this situation when she does not have to. Despite her dangerous travels, only thing that makes her mad, she didn’t invent the lie.

Posted by: suv2001 | April 13, 2008, 12:19 am 12:19 am

Paige: Thank you. You are correct. However, you forgot to mention other parts of the article, like: “Advisers to the Clintons said the family foundation amounted to only a fraction of their overall charitable efforts, which generate millions each year.
The charity is separate from the New York-based William J. Clinton Foundation, which has directed $10 billion in corporate money and resources toward slowing the global spread of AIDS, addressing climate change, and reducing hunger and poverty in developing countries.”

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 13, 2008, 12:19 am 12:19 am

Obama didn’t want anyone to know about his little soiree amongst the millionaire elites in San Fran.
Now not only do we know about it, now we know how he feels about basically the rest of America when he feels free to speak his mind amongst his fellow Ivy League educated peers.
Stick a fork in Obama – he’s done.

Posted by: Jo | April 13, 2008, 12:22 am 12:22 am

OOoohh the Messiah will rise to the sky. The messiah will rise from the ashes. The messiah always says in his speeches “when i am president i will…” talk about entitlement. PA give this loser of a candidate a non refundable one way ticket to Illinois.

Posted by: Persio | April 13, 2008, 12:23 am 12:23 am

suv2001: This type of unsupported diatriba does not help your candidate. Your personal insults do not help him. On the contrary you are demeaning him. If you believe in your candidate, try enumerating his qualities instead of insulting his opponent.

Posted by: Definitely Common Sense | April 13, 2008, 12:23 am 12:23 am

Hey everybody, it’s time for bed. Gotta get up early and go to church to meet all of my fellow bitter, gun toting bigots! See ya tomorrow.

Posted by: Bitter Small Town Guy | April 13, 2008, 12:24 am 12:24 am

DCS – I am not going to copy and paste the whole article. I can’t stand it when people do that. You had made that point so I gave you the counter-point. We’re both right and that really is okay….

Posted by: Paige | April 13, 2008, 12:25 am 12:25 am

TCG,
I posted on your blog. I guess I was wrong, you are willing to enter the fray. Couldn’t be a more embarassing moment for Obama, as he his “bitter” remarks continue to grow in momentum. I heard one analyst describe the degree he is out of touch as “breathtaking”. Like I said to you, in only a few words Obama has pumped air into the Clinton campaign good enough to fuel them with oxygen for a slow trip to the moon and back.
It’s great being WestCoastMessenger.
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Thank Obama for Obama!
Obama bless us everyone!
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Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | April 13, 2008, 12:34 am 12:34 am

WCM- You must be watching FOX as CNN and MSNBC have not been as kind to your lady.

Posted by: Paige | April 13, 2008, 12:43 am 12:43 am

Paige,
Really, I just looked at MSNBC.com and they are featuring the Obama blunder. Also, you left out CBS News. Checking CBSnews.com, yep featured. Now let’s turn to CNN.com, the Ted Turner invention, remember Ted Turner, married to Hanoi Jane, well big surprise, not even mentioned. I guess you have to say they are not biased, right.
I just cannot believe that, what’s the guy’s name, Keith Blabberman, his channel is torqueing Obama? What’s the world coming to?
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Obama and CNN, Team Howdy Doody!
This is Obama’s yeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooooowwwww moment!
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Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | April 13, 2008, 12:53 am 12:53 am

Clinton is yesterday. From another time and another President that divided America and divided the world. I know. Many of you will tell me, as you have, that this election has nothing to do with us foreigners. That it is all about America. The American choice. The American future. And you are (mostly) right. This is your choice. This is about the American future. This is about America. But it does have something to do with us Johnny Foreigners. We do have a stake in this. Why? Because most level-headed people in this world still look to America for direction. We still look up to America. We look for guidance. We look to America for leadership in this crazy little sphere of ours. Question is, can America still provide it? And who offers that hope? http://angryafrican.net/2008/04/12/note-to-america-the-world-is-watching/

Posted by: Angry African | April 13, 2008, 12:53 am 12:53 am

“The Clintons love people a million times more than Obamas ever had or ever will.”
Obama has done NOTHING, only spreads HATRED among the people.
Hillary ’08!

Posted by: Jkan | April 13, 2008, 12:56 am 12:56 am

Angry African,
Actually YESTERDAY would be the day that Obama spoke to a San Franciso audience, while ramming his foot into the bottom of his esophagus. We’ve had eight years of the current President doing the same, so get used to it Bucko.
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America, the land of the free to do whatever you want with your foot!
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Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | April 13, 2008, 12:57 am 12:57 am

Same people saying the same old things in every blog. You won’t change the Hillary hater minds and you won’t change the Obama hater minds. I think all the bitter people in America are on these blogs – especially the Obama supporters. Every politician lies and spins things the way they want them. And those who love them, will think whatever they say is gospel. What scares me is the Obama supporters who put Obama up on such a pedestal – and from what I’ve heard from Obama, he puts himself up there. America is going to be pretty disappointed to see the real Obama if he becomes PUTUS.

Posted by: Bon53 | April 13, 2008, 1:00 am 1:00 am

Eyes open,
I agree with you, thanks.
Hopefully this election will not become “American Idol” which a good contestant lose and the looser end up win.

Posted by: crisis08 | April 13, 2008, 1:05 am 1:05 am

Hello Mr. Penn…Where are you? Clintons need you!!
NAFTA was not enough to ship American jobs overseas, they need Mark and Billy’s Backer Colombian trade deal to close the deal to ship more jobs to Overseas!!
Wait, lobbyists are not good enough to break American Middle class dream, lets make millions of dollars in speeches and support the Groups who support Colombian trade deals so when in WH we can make more money than 109 millions and return them their true favor who gave Bill 800k for speeches!!
American Middle class, that was just a Speech!! To Make millions!! Yeah we care about American Middle class/ working class (Hilly-Billy!!)
OBAMA08!! TRUE LEADER!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 13, 2008, 1:06 am 1:06 am

By the way LeeLee07 – I loved your blog. LOL

Posted by: Bon53 | April 13, 2008, 1:07 am 1:07 am

Bill Clinton go back to Monica or whomever is your large girl de jour is and leave the needs of our nation alone. Can you please also take your lying sniper fire ducking, Nafta and Colombia loving wife out with the rest of the garbage. We wont forget the big issues like who voted for the war that took my nephew for no real reason. Thanks Hillary it is now over 4050 of our youths blood on your hands. If you think the Karl Roves can play the bitter card you have seen nothing yet of what they have ready for you two. The man from Illinois is now up against the three amigos of the status quo, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain. all living with over 100 million in their names. Elitist fits them perfectly..

Posted by: Sam Slater | April 13, 2008, 1:24 am 1:24 am

Obama – Black is Wright
Obama attracts thugs and bullies to his campaign and personal life and is able to do so with impunity.
If Obama where Caucasian, he would have been bulldozed by the media long ago.
Look at Obama’s affiliations:
- Senator Meeks who openly hates whites and gays and is listed prominently on Obama’s campaign website as a major Obama supporter and backer and is one of Obama;s super-delegate. Mr. Meeks has been integral in helping Mr. Obama succeed in politics.
- Mr. Ayers of the Weather Underground, a group that killed police and tried to bomb the US Capitol, served with Obama on the board of the leftist foundation called the Woods Fund.
- Robert Malley a close senior adviser to Obama who advocates negotiations with Hamas and providing international assistance to the terrorist group.
- Larry Sinclair alleges in 1999 Senator Obama’s arranged to meet him in a limousine, sold Senator Obama cocaine and then gave Senator Obama oral sex. Larry then claims that he and Obama went to a hotel and preformed oral sex again. Mr. Sinclair is testifying in court under oath that these allegations are true.
- Mr. Auchi is an Iraqi billionaire and major financial sponsor and closely connected to Obama’s rise to power.
While working with Saddam Hussein, Auchi made his fortune through the selling of arms in Iraq and the funneling off of money from the Oil for Food program.
- Mr. Rezko an Iraqi citizen and Obama’s and Auchi’s long time friend and a major mob figure. Rezko is NOT known for his civic sense of duty and does not do favors without asking something in return. Coincidently in the Chicago Times today it was reported that Rezko was negotiating to purchase rehab buildings in Obama’s district.
- Mr. Wright a racist who hates America and whites with Hitleresque triads. Mr. Wright has been Mr. Obama’s spiritual mentor for over 20 years. Before the media exposed Mr. Wright, Mr. Wright was on Obama’s campaign staff as Obama’s chief religious advisor. Mr. Wright and Mr. Meeks are ideologically closer to Karl Marx and Black Nationalism, than to Christianity.
- Rashid Khalidi a fundraiser for Obama and is one of Obama’s close friends. Khalidi Khalidi claim Israel as a “catastrophe”, and supports Palestinian terrorist groups.
- Mr. McPeaks is Obama’s military adviser and national campaign co-chairman who publicly states that American Jews are the “problem.” and “Christian Zionists were driving America’s policy in Iraq to benefit Israel.”
- Michelle Obama trumpets Obama as “the second coming of the messiah,” and also states that she “has never been proud to be an AMERICAN in her adult life”.
The list goes on…
How can Obama’s bad judgment to choose to affiliate with criminals and fanatics be justified?
Had Hillary Clinton had any of the above ghosts in her closet, she would have been thrown out of the election long ago.
Hey everybody – am I missing something here?
Are we so in love with the color black that we forget to see the man?

Posted by: Thomas Williams | April 13, 2008, 1:26 am 1:26 am

We wont forget the big issues like who voted for the war that took my nephew for no real reason. -Sam Slater
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My heart goes for you and your family!! It is a shame leaders we trust to make best judgment, do not value human lives and think it is just another Joe/Jack or Cathy!! Only families of all parties loose their love ones know the suffering! May God give you strength!!

Posted by: RC | April 13, 2008, 1:30 am 1:30 am

Hello Mr. Penn…Where are you? Clintons need you!!
NAFTA was not enough to ship American jobs overseas, they need Mark and Billy’s Backer Colombian trade deal to close the deal to ship more jobs to Overseas!!
Wait, lobbyists are not good enough to break American Middle class dream, lets make millions of dollars in speeches and support the Groups who support Colombian trade deals so when in WH we can make more money than 109 millions and return them their true favor who gave Bill 800k for speeches!!
American Middle class, that was just a Speech!! To Make millions!! Yeah we care about American Middle class/ working class (Hilly-Billy!!)
OBAMA08!! TRUE LEADER!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 13, 2008, 1:32 am 1:32 am

Bill Clinton cannot hold himself back from anything and we know that only too well now. The only thing he has ever LOVED out of rural America are its corn fed gals. The tag team of Bill,John,Hillary should go ahead and join the World Wide Wrestling Federation. Obama would still take them down in a cage match.
Don’t sweat the three amigos Barack just keep plugging only seven more months until the election and your victory. These three blowhards will run out of wind like Katrina eventually did and they will devistate but not to the point the rebuild will not succeed.

Posted by: Joe Bento | April 13, 2008, 1:32 am 1:32 am

Lets give Hillary equal time…Lets be fair about this………Even Hillary makes mistakes (Ha)….This may be brought up if she wins the nomination and go on to the general election, as a matter of fact Obama supporters will make sure of it. By the way, ever heard of a third party ticket?
Wednesday, January 18, 2006; Posted: 3:37 a.m. EST (08:37 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton drew criticism Tuesday for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech in which she told a mostly black audience at a Harlem church that Republican leaders have run the House “like a plantation” and the Bush administration will go down as “one of the worst” in U.S. history.
Responding to the speech, House Speaker Dennis Hastert called her remarks “a little bit over the top.”
“I’ve never run a plantation before. I’m not even sure of what kind of association she’s trying to make,” said the speaker, a Republican from Illinois. “If she’s trying to be racist, I think that’s unfortunate, but I’m not going to comment any further on that.”
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/17/clinton.plantation/index.html

Posted by: voice of reason | April 13, 2008, 1:33 am 1:33 am

Leelee07,
Thanks for your blogs. It’s funny and interesting, brilliant.
BTW on the other blog it’s disappeared.
Anybody would like to read it better hurry up.

Posted by: crisis08 | April 13, 2008, 1:33 am 1:33 am

COMMANDER WHY…
wrongo!
most of the posts for hillary are done free of charge…. because we truly feel that she’s the contender who will be able to meet the challenges most successfully!
we recognize how lucky we are to have her?
Obama is a wee bump which must be climbed… but what with Michelle and
Pastor Wright and with friends like Rezko and Auchi and Reverend Meeks and that left foot that always winds up in his mouth….. the deed definitely is do able.
And we will!

Posted by: eyes open | April 13, 2008, 1:52 am 1:52 am

Hello Mr. Penn…Where are you? Clintons need you!!
NAFTA was not enough to ship American jobs overseas, they need Mark and Billy’s Backer Colombian trade deal to close the deal to ship more jobs to Overseas!!
Wait, lobbyists are not good enough to break American Middle class dream, lets make millions of dollars in speeches and support the Groups who support Colombian trade deals so when in WH we can make more money than 109 millions and return them their true favor who gave Bill 800k for speeches!!
American Middle class, that was just a Speech!! To Make millions!! Yeah we care about American Middle class/ working class (Hilly-Billy!!)
OBAMA08!! TRUE LEADER!! YES WE CAN!!

Posted by: RC | April 13, 2008, 2:02 am 2:02 am

Hillary and McCain are calling Obama an ELITIST>> What a joke.the definition of the word, includes SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT..sound familiar? also, favored treatment by virtue of ones own perceived superiority..This sounds more like Hillary and her preconceived notion she deserves to be President.

Posted by: Regina | April 13, 2008, 2:11 am 2:11 am

@crisis08
Thanks – I only wish I was the one who wrote it, but I actually found it on another site. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Rise, Hillary, Rise!’08

Posted by: LeeLee07 | April 13, 2008, 2:12 am 2:12 am

Hillary and McCain are calling Obama an ELITIST>> What a joke.the definition of the word, includes SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT..sound familiar? also, favored treatment by virtue of ones own perceived superiority..This sounds more like Hillary and her preconceived notion she deserves to be President.

Posted by: Regina | April 13, 2008, 2:12 am 2:12 am

No love of Bill is anywhere near as big as his love for STRAIGHT FACED PATHOLOGICAL LIES and MONICA…..
We don’t need to here testimony of Rural Love from THE FAMOUS STRAIGHT FACED PATHOLOGICAL LIER

Posted by: moeen | April 13, 2008, 2:39 am 2:39 am

This hypo knows for sure of his own kind: Obama is a classical hypocrat who has absolutely no original ideas nor records of actions. Now his words do not matter any longer according to the hypocrat himself.

Posted by: hypo | April 13, 2008, 2:48 am 2:48 am

This is just degerating into a fight between Hillary and Barack supporters. The hate is palpable — it’s easy to see why Democratic leaders are coming out and saying this is tearing up the party. It would be so much more powerful if these two great candidates were to focus on McCain — imagine how weak they would make him look, while at the same time, the base would be more unified. If Barack or Hillary wins by the established rules then fair is fair, people just need to sit back, enjoy the ride, and stop going after each other — and yes caucuses are part of the rules so it’s too late to start complaining about this when you are losing. The Republicans that want to continue the policies and corruption of Bush are the target — everyone has already said that Hill and Barack have very similar views on issues.

Posted by: Othello | April 13, 2008, 8:04 am 8:04 am

Billy boy love no one but himself,,,,,,Honest to God I hope he don’t break his arm patting himself on the back…

Posted by: h | April 13, 2008, 8:31 am 8:31 am

Bill Clinton/Hillary Clinton: Representing the greatest potential concentration of power in US history. Stop the concentration of power! No more Bush. No more Clinton.

Posted by: GEORGE | April 13, 2008, 8:47 am 8:47 am

If anybody needs translating of what Obama said then you need help, what was it that he said that was not true, when people lose their jobs they turn to religion or their recriation, I don’t know one person that does not. Hillary makes out that Obama looks down on the middle class, she needs to look no futher than her Bosnia story and NAFTA records, and by the way, $800k from the Colombians through Penn, the Clintons can spin it anyway they want…

Posted by: Hal | April 13, 2008, 9:35 am 9:35 am

Bill Clinton March 1,1993:
” We can’t be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans to legitimately own handguns and rifles.”
Do Bill and Hillary ever talk?

Posted by: JB | April 13, 2008, 9:41 am 9:41 am

Bill Clinton doesn’t need to weigh in on Obama’s condescending comments. Thanks to George Will on ABC this morning he added to the litany of comments that reminds voters how out of touch the Obamas are on middle and working class issues:
1. Obama in Iowa complaining about the price of arugula at Whole Foods.
2. Michelle Obama in the midwest talking to voters with an average income of $ 37k/year about the difficulties of $ 10k/year for ballet, music and art lessons for the girls.
3. Michelle again talking about “America being mean”.
Remember: Words matter.

Posted by: s, valenti | April 13, 2008, 10:00 am 10:00 am

bill clinton said in December 2007 on Charlie Rose that people facing economic troubles turn to anti-immigrant anti-trade views. he didnt mention god or guns but thats 2/4 of the things Obama brought up…
how is he not condescending or elitist then hillary?

Posted by: Gion | April 13, 2008, 10:00 am 10:00 am

The new polling was taken BEFORE Obama’s insults to rural America. I’m looking forward to the next poll.

Posted by: S | April 13, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am

for Obama to get my vote he would have to find a way to xerox it
PENN and Ohio are not the “les Miserables”

Posted by: ruthmatters | April 13, 2008, 10:11 am 10:11 am

Shea ,if you posted the Clintons no no’s you would have to use this whole page.Lets for God sake get back to the basic and that is the American people and how they can be helped How to get the troops home Screw the Clintons>>> Obama has the guts to say what the Americam people say.They are hurting Wake up>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Posted by: h | April 13, 2008, 10:14 am 10:14 am

h
So you believe that the Clinton’s ‘no no’s justify Obama’s candidacy? Please explain your logic. Try to include real solutions to real issues in your response. Thank you!

Posted by: S | April 13, 2008, 10:17 am 10:17 am

gion:
The key difference is that Bill Clinton’s remarks were intended for the wide audience that Charlie Rose and his show reach. While Obama never intended those remarks to see the light of day!
Obama was looking down his nose at average people from the heights of Marin County – a rich enclave where the median house price is $ 90l, 000.
Oh, Bill Clinton didn’t use the word “clinging”.
Boy, you Obama people are really digging for remarks that could possibly justify Obama’s remarks. Just admit he was stupid.

Posted by: s, valenti | April 13, 2008, 10:26 am 10:26 am

It’s already started people. We’re going to be subjected to the small part of Obama’s personal story he wants us to know:
How he was raised by a single parent and he worked as a community organizer (subtext: he could have been making big bucks on Wall Street).
I’ve got lots I could say about his relationship with his mom, but for now let’s look at the real issue in his new “Talking Points” – the fact is
HE HASN’T EVER DONE ANYTHING FOR WORKING CLASS OR MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS – EITHER IN THE STATE SENATE OR THE US SENATE.
WHERE IS HIS RECORD????????

Posted by: s, valenti | April 13, 2008, 10:33 am 10:33 am

s, valenti
Obama has no record. That’s why he makes promised of hope and exaggerates the importance of his trivial deeds. A community organizer indeed. Al Capone had community organizers. What does that mean?
The bigger organization that he belonged to is the South Chicago democratic party — corrupt and inept for decades. At least he profited mightily from belonging to that organization.

Posted by: S | April 13, 2008, 10:39 am 10:39 am

She would need to have character first, what part I wrote was not true?
and as far as issues, she flips all the time…

Posted by: Hal | April 13, 2008, 10:41 am 10:41 am

Iswear Carter is becoming senile. There things we are not being told here.I mean who in his right mind would take on a trip such as this in the middle of a campaign??? if it were not for a political statement!!!! It is like turning missles facing Israel.
Why not an OBAMA/Osama ticket or the other way around while we’re at it?. Hamas never wanted peace with Israel Only its destruction.The United States is its only ally. Obama is not going to keep that promise with Israel.
Obama was recorded saying in the Chicago news paper Electronic Intifada.net march 4th 2007 to Ali Abhumina the cofounderof the paper that he was sorry he couldn’t speak about Palestine He’s in the middle of a campaign and when things calm down he could be MORE UP FRONT. And that is when he just finished reassuring AICP the american jewish organization in Chicago that he has Israel’s interest at heart. Enough with lies. Enough with the bias.

Posted by: ruthmatters | April 13, 2008, 11:45 am 11:45 am

Obama’s associates, his own wife’s admission about her true American feelings, the people he’s appointing on his various committees, his frequent slips of the tongue — all portrait a racist anti-Israel deep-seated hatred of Americans.
It doesn’t take a detective to figure this one out! Anybody with an adolescent IQ will do.

Posted by: S | April 13, 2008, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm

The Obamas only love America if Obama gets elected. The democratic party are insinuating at best.
Why don’t the party changes its name to Communist party? They are against the people. Millions of voters in Michigan and Florida are cheated. Obama is one of the collaborate with the party to deny people’s voting rights and pull his name away from the ballot. I hold the intuitive and fundamental principle that any party should be of the people and for the people. Obama isn’t.
The Obama nuts have the shameless guts to call themselves Americans. They did everything and tell lies to get elected. Go to Factcheck to see their lies about Obama’s father and his relationship with John Kennedy’s fund. The Obama’s fundraising with billionaires, the Obama oil spills…
After joining the millionaire club, Obama knows nothing about the rural Americans.
He asked the Clintons about the tax return report and now he gets it. I could hear anything from him since.
The Obama campaign are so used to skills of implicating and insinuating which is disgusting. He always goes back on his words, even in casting his ballots. What a hypocrite. The Rezko deal and Rev. Wright issue hasn’t finished yet.

Posted by: John_Lai | April 13, 2008, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm

John_Lai
And isn’t it convenient that Obama has lost all of his notes from his tenure in the Illinois senate.

Posted by: S | April 13, 2008, 12:52 pm 12:52 pm

Obama said what he said. I find it amusing that so many apologists have to parse his words. He’s articulate enough to be quite specific in his meanings. He should be judged on his intent which was pretty obvious.
But — theres something else afoot! Obama supporters rarely if ever talk about any solutions Obama has up his sleeve. Their posts reflect negativity toward Clinton and leave it at that. Pure emotion and no logic. There’s a reason — Obama has no answers. He just raises his head and looks down his nose and arrogantly proposes some sort of undefined change.
But, as today’s Rasmussen poll suggest, people are catching on to the empty suit — his favorable rating is now below 50% and he’s trailing Clinton nationally. As time moves forward, he will continue to flush himself down the porcelain fixture

Posted by: S | April 13, 2008, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm

Michelle’s pride in America will end once Obama loses the nomination or election.
The Obamas are bitter over what they see as ill-treatment of them and their favorite color, in general.
That is why they could sit for 20 years at the feet of an anti-White, anti-America, anti-Jew mentor.
You have to be in agreement to sit for 20 years listening to what would otherwise be just trash to you.
Which of us could sit and listen to 20 years of that kind of “garbage” unless we agreed with what was delivered by the Rev. Wright.
Use your brains, America … Just think and let your mind guide you in choosing the next President of the United States.

Posted by: ThinkPlease | April 13, 2008, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm

ThinkPlease – You are right.
Obama has to be in agreement with the Rev. Wright and what he preaches to be going back there for 20 years, and WITH HIS CHILDREN, at that.
None of us in our sane mind will go back to listen to such “garbage” for 20 YEARS if we were not in agreement with what was said
Obama can deny that he is in agreement but America, you are smarter than that.
How could you be supporting, besides attending the church for 20 years if you did not agree with what it teaches and preaches. And dont give me the “uncle” theory.
He chose the Rev. Wright to be his uncle … That is a CHOICE …
How could you choose Rev. Wright as your “uncle” if you did not agree with what he teaches.
GO FIGURE, AMERICA.
AMERICA, YOU ARE SMARTER THAN ALL THAT.

Posted by: IamThinkingAlright | April 13, 2008, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm

At least with Hillary or MCCAIN, we know what we are getting.
Obama has so many unknowns and more is yet to come for sure. Listen to some of the rabblings of Michele Obama and the Obamas sound weirder by the day.
Now, Michelle Obama thinks Americans dont want their whole pie and she should take a slice or two of your pie and hand it out to someone else.
Michelle believes in a socialist America.
Let the Obamas ramble on … the more they ramble, the more it reveals …
It is Hillary first or MCCAIN otherwise.
Like the saying goes:
Better to choose the evil you know than the evil you dont know.

Posted by: EvilYouKnow | April 13, 2008, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm

We absolutely know what we are going to get with Bill and Hillary they are both proven liars. Both are certainly not going to quit lying to us because they know we as awhole do not count as far as they are concerned. I would rather have McCain than Bill and Hillary; and have our Americans getting killed in Iraq for the next 100 years– what reasoning???

Posted by: CHICO | April 13, 2008, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm

To combine both the bush and clinton presidency is hypocritical on the part of BHO. The Nineties was one of the best years of the 19th century – increased wages, peace and prosperity.
what is wrong with it ?
Last year, the democrats and even the nation considered Clinton to be the best president in this century. Now, the Obama Campaign has made Bill Clinton to be racist and combined his presidency to the Bush presidency. BHO and his campaign has said that Reagon is the best president. Vow – that really says something about the candidate wo has a silver tongue

Posted by: Kuttan | April 13, 2008, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm

Obama’s apologies only make matters worse.
It’s like his “typical white grandmother comment”. Remember how he compared his “white grandmother” to “Jeremiah Wright”, so he didn’t have to apologize for Wright’s radical remarks in a church of God?
Now he is comparing Pennsylvanians to his home state of IL. He is calling his home state of IL (and several others) “god fearing, gun, toting, racists” like he did with his “typical white grandmother”. Maybe he feels the people will forgive him if he throws his home state under the bus.
That big bang you just heard is the OBAMA BUSMOBILE crashing into the wall of “truth and honesty”.
HILLARY / EDWARDS 2008!

Posted by: RURAL AMERICAN | April 13, 2008, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm

HILLARY’S POOR JUDGMENT leaves AMERICANS FOOTING THE Bill
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THE WAR IN IRAQ IS HAVING SERIOUS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON OUR ECONOMY and those who voted for the war (i.e. hillary) should be to blame, in part, for the state of the US economy.
Look how the WAR IN IRAQ is affecting the US economy…
$3,000,000,000… 3 Billion dollars PER WEEK!
That is the amount America is paying for the Iraq War PER WEEK, money that should have been used here, at home.
Add to this:
Interest. We are financing the war with borrowed money (e.g. treasuries) that carries interest; so in actuality, the war is costing the United States MORE THAN 3 billion dollars PER WEEK.
Higher oil and energy prices. Instability in Iraq is adding roughly 30 dollars per barrel as a premium.
High utility bills. High oil prices mean high utility bills. Higher oil prices shifts demand to other sources of energy – gas, coal, etc. – and greater demand will raise the equilibrium price of all sources of energy — Can you say high energy bills?
Higher oil prices (a raw material used in the production of many goods, fertilizers, gasoline, diesel, plastics, etc.) mean higher prices of goods and services — Can you say INFLATION?
Higher oil prices mean a higher trade deficit because most of our oil comes from foreign sources. A higher trade deficit means more money is leaving the country than is coming into the country — Can you say Goodbye to your hard-earned money!
Our dollar is weak and getting weaker. Since we have a trade deficit and is growing in large part to the rising cost of imported oil, the value of goods and services we import exceeds the value of goods we export. You know that foreign car you’re thinking of buying or the computer you’re using, or that trip abroad you’ve been thinking of taking….well, guess what? It is going to cost more, Ceteris Peribus, because the dollar is weak and getting weaker.
Lastly, how do you think the world views our country since the argument was made for war? The evidence was weak and circumstantial, yet we rushed into war with Iraq thanks to hillary’s authorization.
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Hillary Voted FOR THE WAR

Posted by: Jackie | April 13, 2008, 7:07 pm 7:07 pm

Seems like some small town Pennsylvanians agree with Obama. Guess Clinton is the one out of touch… and out of time.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/13/885541.aspxhttp://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/13/885541.aspx

Posted by: cpindc | April 13, 2008, 8:49 pm 8:49 pm

Seems like some small town Pennsylvanians agree with Obama. Guess Clinton is the one out of touch… and out of time.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/13/885541.aspx

Posted by: cpindc | April 13, 2008, 8:51 pm 8:51 pm

Clintons gave the money to charity more than Obama. They are very generous. I understand if Clinton saved their money for 7 years, because they need money for campaign. It is not cheap.
How bad about Obama, 50% we do not know him. He is just a stranger.
Hillary wants to be a president, not make them wealthier. I believe Clintons more love this country than Obamas, they have an ability to love this country and solve the problem. Obama is just word.
See pastor Manning talked about Obama.

Posted by: indo45 | April 14, 2008, 2:50 am 2:50 am

OBAMA AND HIS ANTI-AMERICAN WIFE SHOULD BE ASHAMED! SHE NEEDED MORE “WHITE” PEOPLE. HE NEEDS MORE “DUMB” PEOPLE!
THIS JUST IN: “WE NEED MORE DUMB PEOPLE”
OBAMA IS FORMING THE BACKDROP FOR HIS NOVEMBER ASPIRATIONS: 5 YELLOW PEOPLE, 4 BROWN PEOPLE, 20 WHITE PEOPLE, 1 BLACK PERSON, 4 GREEN PEOPLE, 20 PURPLE PEOPLE AND 55 “MILLION” DUMB PEOPLE REQUIRED.
THE OBAMA COMMITTEE WILL MOVE PEOPLE AROUND FROM WHERE THEY WERE SITTING TO HAVE MORE “DUMB” PEOPLE IN THE FRONT ROW, SITTING DIRECTLY BEHIND OBAMA, TO CHEER HIM ON.
OBAMA, MICHELLE, PELOSI, DEAN, REID, KENNEDY, KERRY AND JEREMIAH WRIGHT ARE STUCK ON STUPID!
DON’T YOU JUST LOVE IT!
HILLARY 2008!

Posted by: 1ProudAmerican | April 14, 2008, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm

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